The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2184
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:54 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3228
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 183.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.66° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.60° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.